Dr. Ismail Al-Maraj

Assistant Professor

• Office: 22/351
• Phone: 966-13-860-1163
• Email: almaraj@kfupm.edu.sa

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Education

• Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA, 2019
• M.S.,Industrial and Systems Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 2013
• B.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2009

Teaching

• ISE 291: Introduction to Data Science
• ISE 422: Facility Layout and Location
• ISE 402: Production Systems and Inventory Control
• ISE 307: Engineering Economic Analysis
• ISE 320: Quality Control and Industrial Statistics
• ISE 391: Industrial Engineering Design
• ISE 323: Work and Process Improvements
• ISE 443: Human Factors Engineering

Research Interests

• Optimization under Uncertainty
• Multi-Criteria Optimization
• Production Systems and Supply Chain
• Quality Engineering

Selected Publications

• Almaraj, I. I., & Theodore, T. B. (2021). A robust optimization approach in a multi-objective closed-loop supply chain model under imperfect quality. Annals of Operations Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-021-04286-8
• Almaraj, I. I., & Trafalis, T. B. (2020). Affinely adjustable robust optimization under dynamic uncertainty set for a novel robust closed-loop supply chain. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 145(May), 106521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2020.106521
• Almaraj, I. I., & Trafalis, T. B. (2019). An integrated multi-echelon robust closed- loop supply chain under imperfect quality production. Intern. Journal of Production Economics, 218(May), 212–227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.04.035
• I. Al-Maraj, S.Z. Selim, Y. Cinar, 2012." Economic Production Quantity Model with Imperfect Quality during a Process Adjustment Period". Conference proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), Hong Kong.
• I. Al-Maraj, Y. Cinar, and S. O. Duffuaa, 2011. "Determining Economic manufacturing quantity, the optimum process parameters based on Taguchi quadratic quality loss function under rectifying inspection plan". Conference proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), Singapore.

Under Revision:

• Almaraj, I. I., & Trafalis, T. B. A Robust Optimization Approach for Inventory Problems under Box and Ellipsoidal Uncertainty Sets. SN Operations Research Forum.